My name is Latonia Bellamy I am 31 years old. I am currently serving a Life Sentence. I have been incarcerated for 12 years. While

To: Attorney General, American Civil Liberties Union, New Jersey Department of Corrections, Governors Office, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility From: Demi Minor 494475E Date: January 28,

To: Administrator Stem, New Jersey Department of Corrections, Governor’s Office, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, Justin Hoffer Division of Civil Rights From: Ms. Demi Minor 494475E

The Edna Mahan Correctional Facility (EMCF) administration has continued to deny women who are transgender housing in several units within EMCF which has caused other

I really don’t know how to write this email, yet I am calling on you..As many of you know I am currently incarcerated at Edna

Dear Advocates, I hope this emails finds you well, I am writing with regards to the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, continued practices of treating transgender

For nearly 20 days I have been in solitary I am sanctioned to 120 days! Why do I feel numb…. I know I am hurting

What do you do when you are viewed as a piece of shit? My life does not matter in prison. When people hear me talk

How can I forget November 4th 2019? The day a inmate came to me inquiring about how he could be moved to another cell. I

As I continue to strive for excellence, I have to acknowledge that there is a system that wishes to oppress me for being Transgender, a

Demi writes about seeing us protest outside her window.

Dear George, I don’t know of any other way to get these thoughts out of my mind, I am hurting since your death. How can

I seek justice that heals not just me but also the victims that have been hurt by my actions. I refuse to be a person

Sometimes I look at the hell I have been through, and I think about the times when I was a runaway and living in the

I have been told that writing this essay would be a waste of my time. I do not believe this; as an advocate and just